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Discovering the Scottish Borders: “Peel towers”…

Scotiana Posted on January 30, 2023 by MAJAFebruary 5, 2023

Recently, I came across a very interesting article published by Holly Kirkwood in  the magazine Country Life. In this article Holly Kirkwood draws our attention to the so-called “peel-towers”, a type of construction typical of the Scottish Borders. “There are more than 100 peel towers in various states of repair and ruin scattered the breadth of the Borders“, she writes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Castles, History, Sir Walter Scott | Tagged Cardoness Castle, Fatlips Castle in the Scottish Borders, James Hogg aka The Ettrick Shepherd, Kirkhope Tower, Neidpath Castle, Scottish Ballads, Scottish Borders Peele Towers, Scottish Ghost Stories, Scottish medieval architecture, Scottish tales, Sir Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott's 250th commemorative ceremonies at Smailholm Tower, Smailholm Tower, The Castles of Scotland by Martin Coventry, The Country of Sir Walter Scott by Charles S. Olcott, William Turner's painting of Smailholm Tower | Leave a reply
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